All this back and forth between the breaststrokers and the freestylers (in particular) is all just in fun, right? I realize everyone has their favorite stroke (well, except for the IMers). I can't really swim anything other than freestyle, but I do enjoy the occasional bit of breaststroke (as long as I'm not in a big hurry and my knees are feeling okay). I think it allows me to concentrate on the catch fairly well which should help my freestyle, especially because I can actually watch what my hands and forearms are doing, not just guess based on "feel". So I guess in part I treat breastroke as a stroke drill for freestyle.
Yes? No? Maybe?
Thx,
Skip Montanaro
I don't think that many people use breaststroke for a freestyle drill. Backstroke is more suited to freestyle drills/recovery because it is a long axis stroke like freestyle so you are working on the hip rotation. And it's good as a recovery stroke to stretch out the arms and shoulders (esp. double-arm backstroke). *** and fly drills go along together in the same way, since both are short-axis. Fist gloves (swimming freestyle) are definitely good for helping you to pull with your entire arm in free, not just your palm.
I don't know that *** would help with your freestyle catch. I use breaststroke drills and stroke only for helping with my breaststroke... and never as a recovery (why waste my knees on a recovery lap?) But there are a lot of posters on the forum with more experience than me who might have some ideas.
And as for the frivolous posts, really, backstroke is the only evil stroke.
I don't think that many people use breaststroke for a freestyle drill. Backstroke is more suited to freestyle drills/recovery because it is a long axis stroke like freestyle so you are working on the hip rotation. And it's good as a recovery stroke to stretch out the arms and shoulders (esp. double-arm backstroke). *** and fly drills go along together in the same way, since both are short-axis. Fist gloves (swimming freestyle) are definitely good for helping you to pull with your entire arm in free, not just your palm.
I don't know that *** would help with your freestyle catch. I use breaststroke drills and stroke only for helping with my breaststroke... and never as a recovery (why waste my knees on a recovery lap?) But there are a lot of posters on the forum with more experience than me who might have some ideas.
And as for the frivolous posts, really, backstroke is the only evil stroke.
